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New motion filed in Toledo murder case

It's been more than two years since a Deltona mother and her two children disappeared; they are presumed to have been murdered. The accused killer, Luis Toledo, husband and stepfather, is set to go on trial Jan. 11. However, a motion filed by Toledo's attorneys could change that. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) explains.

It's been more than two years since a Deltona mother and her two children disappeared; they are presumed to have been murdered. The accused killer, Luis Toledo, husband and stepfather, is set to go on trial Jan. 11. However, a motion filed by Toledo's attorneys could change that. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) explains.

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Updated: 9:01 PM EST Dec 16, 2015

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WEBVTT MONTH. CLAIRE METZ REPORT AS MOTION FILED BY HIS ATTORNEYS COULD CHANGE ALL THAT. I CANNOT WAIT FOR ALL THIS TO BE OVER AND HOPEFULLY WHAT I'M HOPING, FIND MY FAMILY. LOVED ONES, OF VICTIMS SUAREZ AND HER CHILDREN DALIA AND MICHAEL ATTEND EVERY HEARING FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING THEM IN 2013. SUAREZ'S HUSBAND, LUIS TOLEDO. AT NEARLY EVERY HEARING THE FAMILY TALKS ABOUT THE LONG WAIT FOR JUSTICE. I KEEP GOING DAY BY DAY, BUT IT'S TOUGH F. ANOTHER DAY. WAIT MAY NOW GO ON LONGER. JUDGE RECENTLY SET JANUARY 11 AS THE START. TODAY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CITING EVIDENCE STILL COMING IN TO THEM FROM PROSECUTORS THAT HAS TO BE REVIEWED AND THEIR NEED FOR MORE TIME TO PREPARE FILED A MOTION TO POSTPONE. THERE WILL BE A HEARING ON THAT MOTION MONDAY. MEAN TIME, JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO RULE THIS WEEK ON SEVERAL MOTIONS HEARD EARLIER THIS MONTH. AMONG THEM, A DEFENSE MOTION TO MOVE THE TRIAL OUT OF VOLUSIA COUNTY BECAUSE OF ALL THE PUBLICITY THIS CASE HAS GENERATED. BY PHONE A RELATIVE OF THE VICTIMS TOLD THUS POSSIBILITY OF YET ANOTHER TRIAL DELAY IS FRUSTRATING, UPSETTING. THEY'RE HOPING THE JUDGE DENIES THE REQUEST. THEY'RE DETERMINED TO SEE THE CASE THROUGH. BUT SOONER, RATHER THAN LATER.

New motion filed in Toledo murder case

It's been more than two years since a Deltona mother and her two children disappeared; they are presumed to have been murdered. The accused killer, Luis Toledo, husband and stepfather, is set to go on trial Jan. 11. However, a motion filed by Toledo's attorneys could change that. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) explains.